--Previous Message-- : The kings of Sardinia were once styled : "kings of sardinia, Cyprus and : Jerusalem, etc." and the heir used the : title of Duke of Savoy. : After the proclamation of the Kingdom of : Italy (1861), the use of the former titles : was discontinued, but not renounced, while : the latter was waived pursuant to the : agreements between Sardinia and France. : Therefore the Savoys should be able to use : at least those titles covering territories : presently comprised under various sovereign : states: : King of Italy (encompassing the one of King : of Sardinia) : King of Cyprus : King of Jerusalem : King of Armenia : Duke of Genevois : : : : --Previous Message-- : Eh, I should have mentioned that too. I : think : "Emperor of Russia" contains most : of those aside from the Oldenburg dynastic : titles. : : --Previous Message-- : Grand Duchess Maria of Russia? I beleive the : Russian title covered many territories. : : cut from wikipedia : : Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias, of : Moscow, Kiev, Vladimir, Novgorod, Tsar of : Kazan, Tsar of Astrakhan, Tsar of Poland, : Tsar of Siberia, Tsar of Tauric Chersonesos, : Tsar of Georgia, Lord of Pskov, and Grand : Duke of Smolensk, Lithuania, Volhynia, : Podolia, and Finland, Prince of Estonia, : Livonia, Courland and Semigalia, Samogitia, : Belostok, Karelia, Tver, Yugra, Perm, : Vyatka, Bulgaria and other territories; Lord : and Grand Duke of Nizhni Novgorod, Sovereign : of Chernigov, Ryazan, Polotsk, Rostov, : Yaroslavl, Beloozero, Udoria, Obdoria, : Kondia, Vitebsk, Mstislavl, and all northern : territories; Sovereign of Iveria, : Kartalinia, and the Kabardinian lands and : Armenian territories - hereditary Lord and : Ruler of the Circassians and Mountain : Princes and others; Lord of Turkestan, Heir : of Norway, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, : Stormarn, Dithmarschen, Oldenburg, and so : forth, and so forth, and so forth." : : --Previous Message-- : I've been thinking about the interesting : ways : that certain royals can be heir general to a : great number of historic territorial claims. : I can't think of many off the top of my head : though. Who are some European royals who fit : in this group? : : When I think of the Duke of Bavaria, for : instance, he is, for some people, titular : King of Bavaria, of Greece, of England, of : Scotland, of France and of Ireland. Although : those are two extra 'claimed' successions : (on his behalf), they do represent six : historic kingdoms! : : How many potential, distinct, territories : would someone like Otto von Habsburg be able : to claim if he so wished? Yes, there is the : grand title of the Austrian emperors but : many of those mentioned are covered by other : titles they had. For instance, the Kingdom : of Hungary had kingdoms in it. Same with the : Prussians! : : Any others? : : : : : : :